Saturday, March 26, 2011

Indian Runners

Spring is in the air and that means lots of baby animals. Yesterday we picked up our order of 5 Indian Runner ducklings (4 females, 1 male). They are so cute. If you are wondering what the colored spots are on their heads, the hatchery from which they came paints the heads of the females with a red dot and males with blue.

Indian Runner ducks are land ducks that do not need a pond, just a small pool or tub of water to occasionally bath in. They lay from 150-200 eggs a year or more. Indian Runners love foraging and running around grassy meadows looking for worms, slugs, even catching flies. So far we have been observing them eating, jumping alot, and bathing in their drinking water. We are happy to have these new fuzzy friends.

New Man In Town

About a month ago we adopted a Leghorn rooster from Sienna Ranch. He is mild mannered but a little skittish. It is said that a white rooster brings many blessings to a property and so we named him Barak, which means blessing in Arabic. Our 7 year old agrees, "He is president of the chickens!"

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We are a small urban farm located in the SF, East Bay Hills of California, striving to incorporate biodynamic farming methods and permaculture design to be self sustaining. Raising goats, chickens, ducks, bees, and boys, homeschooling, sustainable building, and practicing holistic medicine keeps us busy.

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CourageDo not take life's experiences too seriously. Above all, do not let them hurt you, for in reality they are nothing but dream experiences. Play your part in life, but never forget it is only a role. If circumstances are bad you have to bear them,do not make them a part of yourself. What you lose in the world will not be a loss to your soul. Trust in God and destroy fear, which paralyzes all efforts to succeed and attracts the very thing you fear. All nature will commune with you when you are in tune with God. Realization of this truth will make you master of your destiny.-Paramahansa Yogananda

Favorite Reads

Beekeeping for All, by Abbe Warre

Backyard Roots, by Lori Eanes

Country Women: A Handbook for the New Farmer, by Sherry Thomas

Caring For Cows, by Valerie Porter

The Resiliant Gardener, by Carol Deppe

The One-Straw Revolution, by Masanobu Fukuoka

Backyard, Homestead, Minifarm and Garden Logbook, by John Jeavons

Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It, by Karen Solomon

Wild Fermentation, by Sandor Katz

Perennial Vegetables, by Eric Toensmeier

Farm City, by Novella Carpenter

The Complete Herbal Handbook for Farm and Stable, by Julliette de Bairacli Levy